Kentucky Wildcats News: UK Basketball Still Elite at Ticket Sales
Kentucky continues to be at the top of the sport in this area
The Kentucky Wildcats wowed the fans with an LED-embedded glass floor during Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. | Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images There are plenty of frustrations and concerns around Kentucky Basketball, but according to some recently-released data, Kentucky Basketball continues to be elite when it comes to ticket sales.
A new report from Sportico shows Kentucky Basketball earned about $8 million more on basketball ticket sales than any other school. We should note that this data is for the 2023-2024 season – John Calipari’s final season with the Wildcats. Kentucky joins Indiana, North Carolina, UConn, Arizona, Memphis, New Mexico and Nevada as teams that earn more from basketball ticket sales than football.
When looking at where Kentucky stands in the world of college basketball, this is certainly something to consider. Looks like Kentucky earns about $8 million more on Basketball ticket sales than any other school and is one of only 9 schools to earn more from Basketball than Football (tickets only) pic. twitter.
com/rNNzylZjNl — Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) April 1, 2026 Tweet of the Day The Malachi Moreno slander surprises me more every day Here is every Freshman that matched Malachi's rebounding + block metrics. AND he has the best Assist % out of ALL of them A great group. Every single one was a top 35 pick except Freeman But he's mid and soft tho pic.